Petrobras. Equity Research. Mapping the production curve. BTG Pactual Global Research

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1 Equity Research BTG Pactual Global Research Petrobras Mapping the production curve Our production expectation differs from PBR s guidance One of the goals of this report is to explain where the main differences between our expected production curve and PBR s guidance lie. Below we provide more details on why we believe some of the units PBR is relying on to achieve the guided curve might not be online as per the company s expected timing. PBR's growth expectations of 3.5% for 2016, 6.8% for 2017, 6.4% for 2018 and 6% for 2019 compare to our 2%, 2.1%, 7.4% and 11.8% respectively. We have pushed out to most of the short-term growth that the company envisages. Even though PBR might still connect many units by 2019, there is still, in our view, significantly more execution risk than the official figures might suggest. Where are the missing dots? Most of the replicant FPSOs and units directed to the transfer of rights fields may take longer than guided to start producing. Considering the high productivity of the pre-salt fields and considering this high level of efficiency we assume for future fields the importance of the aforementioned delays becomes clear. Latin America Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals Company Note 17 December 2015 Rating 12m Price Target Price RIC: PBRa.N, BBG: PBR/A US Trading Data and Return Forecasts Neutral US$5.50 US$3.80 (ADR) 52-wk range US$ Market cap. US$24,785m Shares o/s (m) 6,522.3 ADR ratio 1 ADR: 2 LOCAL Free float 52% Avg. daily volume('000 Shares) 7,754 Avg. daily value (US$ m) 31.1 Forecast price appreciation +44.7% Forecast dividend yield 11.4% Forecast stock return +56.1% Stock Performance (US$) The pre-salt s efficiency (and breakeven) In this report, we discuss one topic that has been gaining relevance in the current turbulent scenario: The breakeven of PBR s pre-salt oil fields. For the productive fields, this layer s breakeven is around US$22/b. PBR usually refers to US$45/b as the breakeven price for the pre-salt fields. In our view, though, the company s higher number is the project s NAV breakeven (while our calculated figure is the EBITDA one). We understand this topic is relevant to differentiate the company s possible game plan into two discussions: (1) how to manage the already productive fields; and (2) how to deploy the exploratory campaign in such a bad commodity environment. Neutral rated Our price target is the average of two scenarios: (a) no capital increase, which is worth $6.5/ADR; and (b) a capital increase, which is worth $4.5/ADR. Our no-capital increase scenario is the result of our SOTP calculation. Valuation 12/ / /2015E 12/2016E 12/2017E RoIC (EBIT) % EV/EBITDA P/E 8.8 (7.3) Net dividend yield % Financials (US$mn) 12/ / /2015E 12/2016E 12/2017E Revenues 141, ,288 96, , ,908 EBITDA 26,717 28,121 24,874 28,467 32,019 Net Income 10,948 (9,171) 2,720 8,682 10,728 EPS (US$) 1.68 (1.41) Net DPS (US$) Net (debt) / cash (94,573) (106,123) (103,242) (101,755) (104,777) Source: Company reports, Bovespa, BTG Pactual S.A. estimates. / Valuations: based on the last share price of the year; (E) based on a share price of US$3.80, on 15 December Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep-15 Price Target (US$) Stock Price (US$) Rel. Ibovespa (US$) Antonio Junqueira, CFA New York BTG Pactual US Capital LLC antonio.junqueira@btgpactual.com Julia Ozenda Brazil Banco BTG Pactual S.A. julia.ozenda@btgpactual.com Andres Cardona Colombia - BTG Pactual andres.cardona@btgpactual.com Dec ANALYST CERTIFICATION AND REQUIRED DISCLOSURES BEGIN ON PAGE 7 Banco BTG Pactual S.A. does and seeks to do business with companies covered in its research reports. As a result, investors should be aware that the firm may have a conflict of interest that could affect the objectivity of this report. Investors should consider this report as only a single factor in making their investment decision. Any U.S. person receiving this report and wishing to effect any transaction in a security discussed in this report should do so with BTG Pactual US Capital, LLC at , 601 Lexington Avenue. 57th Floor, New York NY

2 17 December 2015 page 2 The suppliers problem What has happened to the Brazilian oil industry? The Brazilian oil industry scenario has changed drastically in the last couple of years: going from a huge success story to a generalized crisis. Two main factors were the cause of all this: the oil price meltdown and the fact that most companies in the oil chain are being investigated. It is easier to understand the magnitude of this crisis impact when we compare PBR s production guidance from 2014 to 2015: (i) 5 out of 6 of the replicant FPSOs suffered one or two years of delay; (ii) and the 4 units directed to transfer of rights areas also suffered huge changes in their schedules. The main reasons for these postponements are related with the following contracts (see Table 1 below): Engevix s problems with delivery of the replicants hulls (P-66 to P-73). Enseada s delay in delivery of the transfer of rights hulls (P-74 to P-77). Iesa s breach of the contract to deliver 24 modules (P-66 to P-71). Delay of QGI consortium in delivering 19 modules to TofR (P75 and P77). The Integra consortium (Mendes Jr. and OSX) also faced problems to deliver and integrate P-67 and P-70 modules. Jurong s problems to deliver and integrate P-68 and P-71 modules. Table 1: PBR change in guidance from 2014 to 2015 vs. BTG Estimate PBR Guid. BTG Est. FPSO Comment Lula Alto Marica No change Mar-16 Lula Central Saquarema No change Mar-16 Libra New Mar-17 Lula Sul P-66 Replicant - Delayed Feb-17 Buzios I P-74 Delayed Jan-18 Lapa Caraguatatuba No change Oct-16 Lula N P-67 Replicant - Delayed Jan-18 Buzios II P-75 Delayed Jan-19 Lula Ex Sul P-68 Replicant - Delayed May-18 Atapu Sul * P-69 Replicant - Delayed Apr-18 Buzios III P-76 No change Apr-18 Atapu Norte * P-70 Replicant - Delayed Feb-18 Tartarugas No change Jul-17 Buzios IV P-77 Delayed Jan-19 NE Tupi / Sepia Delayed Not cons. Berbigao * P-71 Replicant - Delayed May-19 Ent Iara Not cons. Buzios V New Not cons. * BTG assumption to w here these replicants w ill be allocated Source: Petrobras Strategic Plan presentation from 2014 and 2015 and BTG Pactual estimates

3 17 December 2015 page 3 To avoid major impacts on its production curve, PBR decided to send many of these hulls and modules to foreign companies: (i) some hulls under Engevix s and Enseada s contracts were already sent to China; (ii) the 24 modules from Iesa were re-auctioned and the winners were the Chinese group COSCO and the Thai company BJCH; (iii) most of the modules under the QGI consortium were also sent to China; and (iv) the Integra consortium transferred its contract to build and integrate P-68 and P-71 modules to the Chinese company COOEC. Having said all that, and considering the relevance of the units under discussion, we can now detail the differences in our production curve compared to PBR s guidance. 2016: While the company has 3.5% growth for 2016 we only have 2%. Unlike PBR s guidance, we consider the long-duration test at Libra will take place only in And supporting our low growth forecast, we have a 10% decline rate over PBR s production added to the fact that 2015 only had FPSO Itaguai and P-61 to help in the 2016 ramp-up. 2017: While the company has around 6.8% growth for 2017, we only have 2.1%. Basically this is explained by the fact that we postponed Buzios I, Buzios III and Lula Extremo Sul to and 2019: While the company has around 6.4% growth in 2018 and 6% in 2019, we have 7.4% in 2018 and 11.8% in This jump is because some units that should deliver first oil in 2017 were postponed and the ones connected in 2018 and 2019 were allocated in 1H18 and 1H19 (helping 2018/2019 ramp-up). Given that most of the contracts were held by foreign companies, we believe that the platforms will be ready by : The major difference between PBR's 5.7% growth in 2020 and our 4.2% is because we don t consider in our curve the units that still weren t contracted (Sepia, Buzios V, Libra and Lula Oeste). Chart 1: BTG vs. PBR production growth estimates 14.0% Production Growth Estimate: BTG vs. PBR 12.0% 10.0% 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% 6.8% 6.4% 4.5% 7.4% 3.5% 11.8% 6.0% 5.7% 4.6% 4.2% 2.0% 2.1% PBR BTG Est. Source: BTG Pactual and Petrobras

4 17 December 2015 page 4 Crown jewel for a reason: pre-salt productivity is key After analyzing the status of each unit that will come online in the coming years, we make a generalized analysis of the area where these units will be operating: the presalt. In the last couple of months, it was commonplace to see in the news that pre-salt is at risk given the huge oil price drop (Brent is now trading around $40/b). However, while the company usually says that pre-salt breakeven, including internal rate of return, is around $45/b, we believe the operating breakeven (without the return) is around $22/b. We don t know how much of the $23/b gap is the return required by PBR. We reached the $22/b figure based on a reverse calculation using ANP's special participation payment report. SPT payment formula: (Gross revenue Costs) * SPT Rate Based on the ANP report, we can get each variable mentioned above for all fields big enough to pay a special participation. Thus, every quarter, we are able to find the cost (without considering any internal rate of return) for Lula and Sapinhoa and make a calculation to find the breakeven for both fields. And the number we reach is way lower than $45/b. In fact, the calculated average is around $22/b. See 1Q15 and 2Q15 metrics for both fields. Chart 2: Sapinhoa and Lula cost per barrel in 1Q15 and 2Q15 Pre-salt Cost $/b in 1Q15 and 2Q Q15 2Q15 Source: ANP reports and BTG Pactual Lula Cost ex-spt ($/b) Sapinhoá Cost ($/b) Brent ($/b)

5 17 December 2015 page 5 We believe the main reason why the cost per barrel is lower than previously thought is because pre-salt is clearly the best producer area in Brazil. If we compare the top 10 oil producers in Brazil, it is easy to see that the performance per well in the presalt is way higher than the other areas. While the average production per well at Lula and Sapinhoa is around 23kbd, the other 8 biggest fields in Brazil have an average of 5kbd. See the ranking below. Chart 3: Well productivity per field Well productivity per field (kbd) Source: ANP and BTG Pactual Thus, we believe Petrobras will do everything it can to get the units in its pipeline online as soon as possible. The cashflow that comes from these units will be crucial in the coming years. In fact, we believe these units will be responsible for 23% of total oil domestic production in 2018, around 40% in 2019 and 45% in 2020.

6 Petrobras 17 December 2015 page 6 Petrobras Income Statement (US$mn) 12/ / / / / /2015E 12/2016E 12/2017E Revenue 121, , , , ,288 96, , ,908 Operating expenses (ex depn) (86,923) (109,015) (116,776) (114,903) (115,167) (71,171) (90,128) (106,889) EBITDA (BTG Pactual) 34,166 36,766 27,200 26,717 28,121 24,874 28,467 32,019 Depreciation (8,409) (10,591) (11,137) (13,223) (13,033) (11,418) (11,751) (12,402) Operating income (EBIT, BTG Pactual) 25,757 26,176 16,063 13,494 15,088 13,456 16,716 19,617 Other income & associates ,377 8,223 (18,312) 12,090 (50) (49) Net Interest 1, (3,239) (8,640) (7,744) (21,946) (4,576) (4,388) Abnormal items (pre-tax) Profit before tax 27,330 26,479 14,201 13,077 (10,968) 3,600 12,090 15,180 Tax (6,947) (6,711) (3,476) (2,391) 1,654 (1,356) (3,346) (4,406) Profit after tax 20,383 19,768 10,724 10,687 (9,315) 2,244 8,744 10,774 Abnormal items (post-tax) Minorities / pref dividends (404) (63) (47) Net Income (local GAAP) 19,979 19,889 10,838 10,948 (9,171) 2,720 8,682 10,728 Adjusted Net Income 19,979 19,889 10,838 10,948 (9,171) 2,720 8,682 10,728 Tax rate (%) Per Share 12/ / / / / /2015E 12/2016E 12/2017E EPS (local GAAP) (1.41) EPS (BTG Pactual) (1.41) Net DPS BVPS Cash Flow (US$mn) 12/ / / / / /2015E 12/2016E 12/2017E Net Income 19,979 19,889 10,838 10,948 (9,171) 2,720 8,682 10,728 Depreciation 8,409 10,591 11,137 13,223 13,033 11,418 11,751 12,402 Net change in working capital (5,883) (191) 1,000 (186) (2,492) (1,695) Other (operating) Net cash from operations 22,506 30,803 22,286 23,980 4,862 13,953 17,941 21,434 Cash from investing activities (43,383) (43,312) (40,557) (45,538) (34,751) (23,946) (21,105) (23,985) Cash from financing activities 29,479 (7,686) (7,189) (3,816) (9,261) (29,070) (1,690) (10,795) Bal sheet chge in cash & equivalents 12,232 (669) (4,066) (4,198) 6,211 (1,635) (3,508) (4,292) Balance Sheet (US$mn) 12/ / / / / /2015E 12/2016E 12/2017E Cash and equivalents 28,687 28,017 23,951 19,753 25,964 24,329 20,821 16,529 Other current assets 58,688 58,533 56,947 51,685 43,695 35,528 40,689 43,165 Total current assets 87,374 86,550 80,898 71,438 69,659 59,857 61,510 59,693 Net tangible fixed assets 170, , , , , , , ,219 Net intangible fixed assets Investments / other assets 55,364 50,396 45,845 22,085 10,257 7,030 7,030 6,859 Total assets 312, , , , , , , ,771 Trade payables & other ST liabilities 45,519 49,735 56,475 45,403 32,247 23,116 26,875 28,517 Short term debt Total current liabilities 45,519 49,735 56,475 45,403 32,247 23,116 26,875 28,517 Long term debt 70,754 82,927 96, , , , , ,306 Other long term liabilities 9,981 9,639 10,063 12,573 17,278 12,363 12,363 12,062 Total liabilities 126, , , , , , , ,884 Equity & minority interests 186, , , , ,918 72,334 78,400 82,887 Total liabilities & equities 312, , , , , , , ,771 Company Profile: Petrobras is a mixed-capital corporation that began operations in Brazil in 1954, and it is linked to Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy. Petrobras is the largest publicly traded oil company in Latin America. It operates in the exploration, development, production, refining, processing, trading, and transportation of crude oil, oil products, natural gas, and other fluid hydrocarbons. Financial ratios 12/ / /2015E 12/2016E 12/2017E EBITDA margin 18.9% 19.6% 25.9% 24.0% 23.1% Operating margin 9.5% 10.5% 14.0% 14.1% 14.1% Net margin 7.7% -6.4% 2.8% 7.3% 7.7% RoE 6.9% -6.9% 2.9% 11.6% 13.4% RoIC 5.5% 6.2% 6.4% 9.0% 10.2% EBITDA / net interest 3.1x 3.6x 1.1x 6.2x 7.3x Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 3.8x 4.2x 3.6x 3.3x Total debt / EBITDA 4.3x 4.7x 5.1x 4.3x 3.8x Net debt / (net debt + equity) 38.8% 47.6% 58.8% 56.5% 55.8% Source: Company reports and BTG Pactual estimates. Valuations: based on the last share price of that year(e) based on share price as of 15 December 2015

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8 17 December 2015 page 8 Petrobras 30.0 Stock Price (US$) Price Target (US$) Buy Neutral Sell No Rating 17-Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec-15 Source: BTG Pactual and Economatica. Prices as of 15 December 2015

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